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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister interacts with Officer Trainees of Indian Civil Services in the second edition of the Integrated Foundation Course, ”Aarambh”
Exhorts the young officers to take the decisions in the context of the nation’s interests
Integrated Foundation Course 'Aarambh' is not just a beginning, but also a symbol of a new tradition: PM
Urges the Civil Servants to practise the mantra of Vocal for Local in the country’s efforts to become AatmaNirbhar.
The Prime Minister today interacted with the Officer Trainees  of the Indian Civil Services at LBSNAA Mussoorie through a Video conference from Kevadia, Gujarat. This is a part of the integrated foundation course AARAMBH launched for the first time in 2019.
After witnessing presentations made by the OTs, in his address, the Prime Minister urged the probationers to follow Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s philosophy of “serving the citizens of the country is the highest duty of a civil servant”.
Shri Modi exhorted the young officers to take the decisions in the context of the nation’s interests and to strengthen the unity and integrity of the country. He stressed that the decisions taken by the civil servants should always be in the interest of the common man notwithstanding the scope of the department or the region in which they are working.
The Prime Minister stressed that the focus of the “steel frame” of the country should not be merely in managing the daily affairs but in working for the progress of the nation. He said it becomes all the more important in crisis situations.
Shri Narendra Modi referred to the importance of the training and its major role in developing the skill-set for achieving new goals, for adopting new approaches and new ways in the country.
The Prime Minister remarked that unlike in the past, now modern approaches in training of Human Resource is being emphasized in the country. He pointed out the transformation in the training pattern of civil servants in the last 2-3 years. He remarked that Integrated Foundation Course 'Aarambh' is not just a beginning, but also a symbol of a new tradition.
Shri Modi referred to one of the recent reforms in Civil Services the Mission Karmayogi and said it is an attempt at capacity building of Civil Servants to make them more creative and confident.
The Prime Minister said that the Government would not run with a Top-Down approach. He said the inclusion of the public for whom the policies are drafted is very important. He added the people are the real driving force behind the Government.
He said the role of all bureaucrats in the present mode of working in the country is to ensure Minimum Government and Maximum Governance. He urged the civil servants to ensure that the interference in the lives of citizens is reduced and the common man is empowered.
The Prime Minister asked the Civil Servant Trainees to practise the mantra of Vocal for Local in the country’s efforts to become AatmaNirbhar.
PIB Headquarters
GST BOGUS BILL SCANDAL BUSTED BY GST INTELLIGENCE, SURAT
Ahmedabad, 07-08-2019
Surat Zonal Unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence  has busted one more racket involving issuance of fake / bogus invoices thereby fraudulently availing and utilizing Input Tax Credit  under the GST. Searches had been conducted at many places in this regard leading to unearthing the issue of fake / bogus invoices without supply of goods worth more than Rs. 42 crores with fraudulent ITC involving Rs. 7.7 crores. One, Aslambhai Sodagarbhai Shekh, being one of the kingpins of the racket has shown purchases from 19 different firms of which 16 firms were found to be nonexistent During investigation, Mr. Shekh confessed that he has taken ITC on the basis of invoices issued by fake/bogus firms; that he has never met the so-called proprietors of these bogus firms and that he has taken ITC of Rs 7.7 Crores  on the basis of invoices of bogus firms without receipt of any goods.
The racket involves many more individuals and firms who are also under active investigation. As per the preliminary estimate the fake ITC of more than Rs. 100 crores has been issued without supply of goods by these bogus firms. During the course of investigation, 54 fake/bogus firms have been identified for cancellation of registration under the GST and 33 bank accounts linked with these firms have been provisionally attached.
Mr. Aslambhai Sodagarbhai Shekh was arrested & produced before the Hon'ble Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat who sent him to judicial custody. Further investigation in the matter is on.
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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
New online system of MSME/Udyam Registration crosses 50 lakh mark
New online system of MSME/Udyam Registration launched by Union MSME Ministry, w.e.f. 1st July, 2020, has stood the test of Time and Technology as more than 50 lakh MSMEs have successfully registered themselves by now. These include over 47 lakh Micro organisations and 2.7 lakh Small Units.
It may be stated that Ministry of MSME had revised the definition of MSMEs and process of registration w.e.f. 1st July, 2020. It also launched a new portal for MSME/Udyam registration . Since then, the portal is working smoothly. In a major first, this portal is seamlessly integrated with CBDT and GST networks as also with the GeM. It may be noted that through this integration, now MSME registration is a totally paperless exercise.
Enterprises which are not yet registered, should register themselves to avail the benefits of Ministry of MSME and other Government agencies. The registration is free of cost and should be done only on the Government portal. For any assistance, entrepreneurs can contact nearby DICs or CHAMPIONS’ Control Rooms of the Ministry or can write to: https://champions.gov.in.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit UP on 3rd June
PM to attend Ground Breaking Ceremony @3.0 of 1406 projects worth more than Rs 80,000 crores in Lucknow
PM to address public function at Paraunkh village, Kanpur
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on 3rd June, 2022. At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will reach Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow where he will attend the Ground Breaking Ceremony @3.0 of the UP Investors Summit. At around 1:45 PM, Prime Minister will reach Paraunkh village, Kanpur, where he will accompany Hon’ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind to visit Pathri Mata Mandir. Thereafter, at around 2 PM, they will visit Dr. B R Ambedkar Bhawan, which will be followed by a visit to Milan Kendra at 2:15 PM. The Kendra is the ancestral house of Hon’ble President, that was donated for public use and converted to a community centre . Subsequently, they will attend a public function at Paraunkh village at 2:30 PM.
During the Ground Breaking Ceremony, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of 1406 projects worth more than Rs 80,000 crores. The projects encompass diverse sectors like Agriculture and Allied, IT and Electronics, MSME, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Pharma, Tourism, Defence & Aerospace, Handloom & Textiles etc. The ceremony will be attended by top industry leaders of the country.
The UP Investors Summit 2018 was held on 21st -22nd February 2018, with the first Ground Breaking Ceremony being held on 29 July, 2018 and second Ground Breaking Ceremony on 28 July 2019. During the first Ground Breaking Ceremony, foundation of 81 projects worth more than Rs 61,500 crore was laid, while in the second Ground Breaking Ceremony, foundation of 290 projects with investments of more than Rs 67,000 crore was laid.
Ministry of Finance
Webinar on Faceless Assessment and Taxpayer’s Charter organized in Kolkata
Kolkata, August 26, 2020
Faceless Assessment Scheme was rolled out in the Income Tax Department as a pilot project in September, 2019. Initially, limited number of cases were picked up for faceless assessment which was being done at 8 centres in the country. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi had announced the extension of the scheme to the entire department on 13th August 2020. The scheme is also being extended to the first appellate authority i.e. Commissioner of Income Tax from 25th September, 2020
A webinar was conducted on 26-08-2020 by the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal & Sikkim Region addressing all stakeholder’s about the faceless assessment scheme. Representatives of the Chambers of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Tax Practitioners as well as officers of the department attended the Webinar organized here today. The Webinar was organized to promote the awareness amongst the stakeholder’s about the new faceless assessment scheme. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal & Sikkim, Shri Bishwanath Jha along with his colleague Shri K. K. Singh, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax  answered the questions raised by the participants in the Webinar. The department intends to hold more such outreach programmes in coming days to educate the tax payers about the new faceless assessment scheme.
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Ministry of Textiles
Promotion of Female Artisans
The Government implements the following schemes for promotion, revival and development of Handicrafts sector including female artisans through National Handicraft Development Programme  and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme  to emphasize integrated approach for development of handicraft in a holistic manner. In the state of Haryana following activities have been undertaken for overall development of artisan:
- One women cluster has been adopted under Cluster Development Mentorship Programme benefitting 500 artisans directly at Gannaur Sub- Division Distt. Sonipat in the state of Haryana.
- Approximately 32,000 artisans have been enrolled under PAHACHAN initiative in the state of Haryana.
The National Handicraft Development Programme has following components:
- Base Line Survey & Mobilization of Artisans under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana,
- Design & Technology Up gradation,
- Human Resource Development ,
- Direct Benefit to Artisans,
- Infrastructure and Technology Support,
- Research and Development,
- Marketing Support & Services.
The Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme  has following components:
- Mega Cluster
- Special projects under Integrated Development and Promotion of Handicraft .
The state–wise details of women artisans under the PAHACHAN scheme are given below:
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Sr. No.
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|
State
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|
Female
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|
1
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|
Andaman & Nicobar
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|
1477
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|
2
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|
Andhra Pradesh
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|
37233
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|
3
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|
Arunachal Pradesh
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|
6602
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|
4
|
|
Assam
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|
47113
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|
5
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|
Bihar
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|
72152
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|
6
|
|
Chhattisgarh
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|
7709
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|
7
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|
Delhi
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|
9039
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|
8
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|
Goa
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|
7092
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|
9
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|
Gujarat
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|
91872
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|
10
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|
Haryana
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|
22417
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|
11
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|
Himachal Pradesh
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|
10002
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|
12
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|
Jammu & Kashmir
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|
50036
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|
13
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|
Jharkhand
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|
44497
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|
14
|
|
Karnataka
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|
14298
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|
15
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|
Kerala
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|
31140
|
|
16
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
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|
52386
|
|
17
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
28171
|
|
18
|
|
Manipur
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|
55262
|
|
19
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
1203
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|
20
|
|
Mizoram
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|
919
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|
21
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
4458
|
|
22
|
|
Odisha
|
|
67303
|
|
23
|
|
Pondicherry
|
|
4840
|
|
24
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|
Punjab
|
|
21699
|
|
25
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
63643
|
|
26
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
916
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|
27
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|
Tamilnadu
|
|
30516
|
|
28
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|
Telangana
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|
18080
|
|
29
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|
Tripura
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|
8960
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|
30
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|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
539266
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|
31
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|
Uttarakhand
|
|
27456
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|
32
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West Bengal
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156261
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Grand Total
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1534018
This information was given by the Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Department of Space
Young Scientist Programme Launched at ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation has launched a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram”  from this year.
The Program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities. ISRO has chalked out this programme to “Catch them young”. The residential training programme will be of around two weeks duration during summer holidays and it is proposed to select 3 students each from each State/ Union Territory to participate in this programme every year covering CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus. Those who have finished 8th standard and currently studying in 9th standard will be eligible for the programme.
ISRO has approached the Chief Secretaries of the respective States/ Administrators of Union Territories in India to arrange for the selection of three students from each of their State/UT and communicate the list to ISRO. The selection is based on the academic performance and extracurricular activities, which is clearly mentioned in the selection criteria already circulated to Chief Secretaries of States/ Administrators of UTs. Students belong to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria. The list of the selected candidates from each state is expected by March end 2019
Ministry of Culture
SRFTI to Reach Out to Various Districts of WB with Digital Film Making & Screen Acting Courses
Kolkata, August 2, 2019
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute  has decided to reach out to various districts of West Bengal with courses on ‘Digital Film Making’ and ‘Screen Acting’ under National Skill Development Corporation . For this, SRFTI is launching the course at Barrackpore for North 24 Parganas tomorrow . The initiative was launched on July 28, last year, from Chandannagar to cover Hooghly district, then Durgapur to cover Paschim Bardhaman and then Kolkata.
The courses are collaborated with Peerless Skill Academy, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission and NSDC Certification. In every course, students between 18 years and 68 years of age from nearby districts as well as the adjoining States are participating.
SRFTI will also cover neighbouring States with the courses to create interest for making good cinema among people with creative abilities.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Copyright  Rules, 2021 notified;
Amendments will bring the existing rules in parity with other relevant legislations;
New rules will encourage accountability and transparency
The Government of India has notified Copyright  Rules, 2021 vide Gazette notification under reference G.S.R. 225 dated 30th March, 2021. In India, the copyright regime is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Copyright Rules, 2013. The Copyright Rules, 2013 were last amended in the year 2016.
The amendments have been introduced with the objective of bringing the existing rules in parity with other relevant legislations. It aims to ensure smooth and flawless compliance in the light of the technological advancement in digital era by adopting electronic means as primary mode of communication and working in the Copyright Office. A new provision regarding publication of a copyrights journal has been incorporated, thereby eliminating the requirement of publication in the Official Gazette. The said journal would be available at the website of the Copyright Office.
In order to encourage accountability and transparency, new provisions have been introduced, to deal with the undistributed royalty amounts and use of electronic and traceable payment methods while collection and distribution of royalties. To reinforce transparency in working of copyright societies a new rule has been introduced, whereby the copyright societies will be required to draw up and make public an Annual Transparency Report for each financial year.
The amendments have harmonised the Copyright Rules with the provisions of Finance Act, 2017 whereby the Copyright Board has been merged with Appellate Board.
The compliance requirements for registration of software works have been largely reduced, as now the applicant has the liberty to file the first 10 and last 10 pages of source code, or the entire source code if less than 20 pages, with no blocked out or redacted portions.
The time limit for the Central Government to respond to an application made before it for registration as a copyright society is extended to one hundred and eighty days, so that the application can be more comprehensively examined.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry engages with Districts reporting Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Advises them to adhere to measures suggested by Central Advisories & Guidelines to prevent and reduce mortality
Those districts that are reporting COVID-19 mortality higher than the national and states’ average are a cause of concern. As part of Centre-State coordinated strategy for effective containment and management of the COVID-19 pandemic, a high level virtual meeting was chaired by Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Health Secretary to engage with the district and State administration to analyse the factors driving the high COVID-19 mortality in these districts and devise ways and means to reduce the mortality.
These include 16 districts in four States viz. Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat; Belagavi, Bengaluru urban, Kalaburagi and Udupi in Karnataka; Chennai, Kanchipuram, Ranipet, Theni, Thiruvallur, Tiruchirappalli, Tuticorin and Virudhnagar in Tamil Nadu; Hyderabad and MedchalMalkajgiri in Telangana.Apart from the higher case mortality, these districts account for 17% of India’s active cases, high daily new cases, low tests per million, and high confirmation percentage. Principal Secretary  and MD  from the four States along with districtsurveillance officers, district collectors, commissioners of the municipal corporation, Chief Medical Officers, and Medical Superintendent of Medical Colleges participated in the meeting.
The districts were advised to ensure that the advisories, guidelines and clinical treatment protocols issued by the Health Ministry are adopted and effectively implemented to reduce the mortality among COVID-19 patients and other preventable deaths among all sections of the people, particularly those with co-morbidities, pregnant women, the elderly and children.
Following the Continuum of Care approach, as sincere containment and surveillance efforts have a bearing on the case mortality, States were advised to ensure optimum capacity utilization of testing labs, increase tests per million population and reduce confirmation percentage, in addition to ensuring timely availability of ambulances with target zero refusal. States were also advised to analyze availability and need for projected beds and oxygen, and plan in a timely manner. It was pointed out to them to that it was critical to ensure good infection prevention and control practices to control infection in the healthcare workers.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department aims to spread tax literacy among children through games, puzzles and comics
Mumbai | June 12, 2022
Moving beyond text based literature, awareness seminars and workshops, the Central Board of Direct Taxes  has adopted a novel approach to spread tax literacy through 'learn by play' methods. CBDT has brought out products to introduce concepts related to taxation, often perceived to be complicated, to high school students through board Games, puzzles and comics.
Kick-starting this initiative, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a series of communication and outreach products aimed at spreading financial and tax awareness at the Closing Ceremony of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Week in Panaji, Goa on Saturday evening. She termed the next 25 years as Amrit Kaal, and said youth would play a major role in shaping the new India. Smt. Sitharaman also distributed the first sets of the games to select school students present at the event.
The novel products brought out by the CBDT are as follows :
Snakes, Ladders and Taxes : This board game introduces good and bad habits in respect of tax events and financial transactions. The game is simple, intuitive and educational with good habits being rewarded through ladders and bad habits penalized by snakes.
Building India : This collaborative game introduces the concept of importance of paying taxes through the use of 50 memory cards based on infrastructure and social projects. The game aims to convey the message that taxation is collaborative in nature and not competitive.
India Gate – 3D Puzzle : This game consists of 30 pieces, each containing information about various terms and concepts related to taxation. The pieces when connected together will build a 3-dimensional structure of India Gate conveying the message that taxes build India.
Digital Comic Books – Income Tax Department has collaborated with Lot Pot Comics to spread awareness about concepts of income and taxation among children and young adults. The messages are given by the immensely popular cartoon characters of Motu-Patlu, through their bone tickling dialogues.
These products will be initially distributed to schools through the network of Income Tax offices spread across India. A proposal to distribute these games through bookstores is also being worked out.
UPSC
Newly appointed Chairman UPSC, Prof  Pradeep Joshi making a courtesy call on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh
Newly appointed Chairman of Union Public Service Commission , Prof  Pradeep Kumar Joshi today made a courtesy call on Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh.
This was Joshi’s first meeting with the Minister after he assumed office as head of the prestigious Commission on Friday.
Pertinent to mention that Prof Joshi is a noted academician with an exchequered career, during which he held a number of important assignments including Director, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration , Chairman Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and Chairman Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. An eminent academician and researcher, he has more than 28 years of teaching experience in various Universities and national institutes, after he obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Commerce in 1981 from Kanpur University.
Wishing him a successful and productive tenure as Chairman of UPSC, Dr Jitendra Singh expressed the confidence that Prof Joshi's academic background and scholarly bent of mind will serve as a healthy influence on the working of the Commission.